Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 41.1% cheaper than Brasilia.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 47.8% less for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.93
R$30.37
|
$4.28
₹357.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.92
R$35.43
|
$4.28
₹357.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
R$5.46
|
$0.49
₹40.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
R$3.68
|
$0.21
₹17.53
|
|
pay 41.5% less for groceries
Brasilia
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
R$8.23
|
$0.53
₹44.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
R$23.69
|
$2.13
₹177.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.23
R$21.65
|
$2.82
₹235.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
R$11.70
|
$1.02
₹85.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
R$9.32
|
$1.68
₹140.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
R$3.98
|
$0.74
₹61.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$2.73
|
$0.33
₹27.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
R$2.21
|
$0.44
₹36.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.56
|
$0.23
₹19.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.45
|
$0.15
₹12.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.41
|
$0.18
₹15.38
|
|
pay 47.4% less for transportation
Brasilia
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
R$23.47
|
$4.64
₹387.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.51
R$258.55
|
$12.22
₹1,020.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,730.52
R$121,462.27
|
$13,440.78
₹1,122,110.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.99
R$46.00
|
$2.57
₹214.22
|
|
pay 43.3% less for housing
Brasilia
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.45
R$109.77
|
$7.65
₹638.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.72
R$1,969.16
|
$236.59
₹19,751.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.17
R$1,142.28
|
$144.05
₹12,026.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.73
R$336.45
|
$42.89
₹3,580.47
|
|
pay 81.0% less for childcare
Brasilia
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.64
R$1,963.64
|
$72.71
₹6,069.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,542.54
R$48,842.56
|
$1,816.81
₹151,677.57
|
|
pay 7.3% more for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.98
R$10.12
|
$1.83
₹153.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
R$8.30
|
$1.87
₹156.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.37
R$12.15
|
$4.15
₹346.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.91
R$122.37
|
$21.09
₹1,760.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.51
R$38.46
|
$4.89
₹408.04
|
|
pay 34.3% less for clothing
Brasilia
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.01
R$235.49
|
$28.84
₹2,408.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.46
R$232.70
|
$34.82
₹2,907.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
R$388.91
|
$47.67
₹3,979.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.59
R$320.36
|
$38.00
₹3,172.67
|
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